Glad Christmas Tidings Explained

Glad Christmas Tidings
Type:Live album
Artist:Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring David Archuleta
Cover:Glad Christmas Tidings.jpg
Recorded:2010
Genre:Christmas
Length:65:44
Label:Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Producer:Mack Wilberg, Ryan T. Murphy, Bruce Leek, Fred Vogler
Chronology:Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Prev Title:The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:Once Upon a Christmas
Next Year:2012

Glad Christmas Tidings was recorded during the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's 2010 Christmas shows in the LDS Conference Center with special guests David Archuleta and Michael York.[1] The album was released on September 6, 2011 along with a concert DVD. The recorded concert was broadcast on PBS during December 2011 to more than 4 million Americans and is the No. 1-rated entertainment program on PBS during the holidays each year, according to PBS CEO Paula Kerger.[2] As of November 2011, the album had sold in excess of 28,000 copies.[1]

Charts

Chart (2011-2013)Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 179
US Billboard Classical Albums[4] 6
US Billboard Classical Catalog Albums[5] 1
US Billboard Christian Albums[6] 10
US Billboard Holiday Albums[7] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Position
US Billboard Classical Albums[8] 44
Chart (2012)Position
US Billboard Classical Albums[9] 13

Notes and References

  1. News: McCreery, Alaina, Mandisa see album-sale gains . Content.usatoday.com . 2011-12-14 . 14 January 2013.
  2. News: Jamshid Ghazi Askar . Tradition, talent and technology: How the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is taking over Christmas . 8 December 2011 . Deseret News . 14 January 2013.
  3. News: Scotty McCreery passes 600,000 album sales . Mansfield . Brian . 7 December 2011 . . 14 January 2013.
  4. Web site: Classical Music: Top Classical Albums Chart. Billboard.com. 29 July 2018.
  5. News: 'American Idol' on the Charts: For David Archuleta, It's Christmas in July . 26 July 2013 . The Hollywood Reporter . Fred . Bronson . 26 July 2013.
  6. Web site: Album Search for "glad christmas tidings". AllMusic. 29 July 2018.
  7. Web site: Holiday Albums : Page 1. Billboard.com. 29 July 2018.
  8. Web site: Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts . Billboard.com . 14 January 2013.
  9. Web site: Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts . Billboard.com . 14 January 2013.